Author Archives: rylan levine

The Impeachment Of Trump and the 25th amendment

Posted on March 20, 2018 by rylan levine

Daniel’s delivered a really interesting talk on the impeachment of Trump last week. It explored the possibility of Trump being taken out of office and all the different ways in which previous presidents were removed. There are lots of laws … Continue reading →

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Unit Reflection 3

Posted on February 12, 2018 by rylan levine

Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve had some very interesting talks on how society works from the point of view of Hegel and Kierkegaard. While Hegel believes that there are certain patterns we can track i.e. the plant, blossom, … Continue reading →

Posted in Within Borders - America and “The Other” | 2 Comments

The Rise Of American Authoritarianism

Posted on January 30, 2018 by rylan levine

The talk that interested me most throughout the week was the one on American Authoritarianism. As always, the presentation was insightful and engaging and the topic really allowed me to get involved and think about what it meant politically. After … Continue reading →

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Boothe’s Views Of Contemporary Rhetoric

Posted on January 15, 2018 by rylan levine

This week in class we talked about Boothe’s views on Contemporary Rhetoric. This was of great interest to me as I had not read these texts in another class (unlike the Nietzche and Kant) and also had not really looked … Continue reading →

Posted in Contemporary American Society pre-2016 | 1 Comment